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Norwich Union bid speculation mounts
Insurer Norwich Union was again hit by share activity this week as it was targeted by analysts. It is...
Marine figures fall short of the mark
Casualty figures are still being under-reported according to Matthew Marshall, the technical director...
Good looking but dull.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Appointment at Opus Holdings.
New insurance broker Opus Holdings has appointed John Trueman to its board as non-executive chairman...
Post wins honour to host congress - PIA 2000.
Post Magazine has been awarded the honour of hosting the 2000 congress of Presse Interenationale des...
Y2K practice run on 9/9/99.
Claims handlers and IT experts will be on their guard today in a dress rehearsal for the millennium ...
Moving targets.
In the second of our series on customer loyalty, CMG's Eric Mawer and Richard Preston explain why this is an area where insurers' often miss the mark.
U-40s stay behind.
Despite talk of mortality improvements in the UK, some groups are experiencing a deterioration becau...
Britannic's 'Tippex' deal.
Britannic has made a major play for the independent financial adviser market - as predicted in Post ...
Appointment at Dial Direct.
Gerry Ardley has been appointed as product manager for Coventry-based motor insurer Dial Direct. Pre...
Appointment at Bland Bankart.
John Hopkins has left the Marsh group to take up the role of managing director of Bland Bankart's No...
The high price of a big name.
A loss adjuster has warned insurers they could be paying twice as much as necessary for large proper...
Talking insurance strategy - Insurance 2000.
Date for your diary: Post Magazine's popular and highly respected annual strategic conference for se...
Axa's postal push.
Axa has teamed up with Singapore's postal service to sell insurance policies at post offices in the ...
Postcode progress.
Ecclesiastical Insurance is to consider the full postcode when classifying property for its 'Classic...
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Officials investigating the death of Simon Long, a rider killed at the Burghl...
Supreme record.
Hertfordshire-based broker Supreme and St Albans has helped Allianz Cornhill to set a commercial EDI...
Police arrest runaway broker.
Fugitive American broker Martin Frankel was finally arrested this week and was being held in Germany...
Rebuilding after the 'quake.
Insurers and reinsurers are now scrutinising renewals and new risks in Turkey. Richard Radevsky looks at building standards and warns against being over critical.
The future is now.
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Appointment at Merricks Solicitors.
Construction litigation specialist Andrew Wand has joined the Chelmsford office of Merricks Solicito...
Branding vital in virtual age.
The importance of branding to the financial services industry was hammered home to delegates by Dann...
Appointment at Lane Clark & Peacock.
Consulting actuaries Lane Clark & Peacock has appointed five new partners. Martin Cross and Paul Gat...
Living dangerously.
Recent years have seen an explosion in the popularity of extreme sports. David Fanning finds out what insurance cover is available to those who like life on the edge.